text_original: " The Scales of Justice " is a book which, aside from its very clever pages, has most interesting and enlightening aphorisms at the head of its chapters. One of these tells us "When evolution has produced a perfect thing, it stops working.
text_transcription: THE SCALES OF JUSTICE IS A BOOK WHICH ASIDE FROM ITS VERY CLEVER PAGES HAS MOST INTERESTING AND ENLIGHTENING APHORISMS AT THE HEAD OF ITS CHAPTERS ONE OF THESE TELLS US WHEN EVOLUTION HAS PRODUCED A PERFECT THING IT STOPS WORKING
phonemes: " ðə skˈeɪlz ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs " ɪz ɐ bˈʊk wˈɪtʃ, ɐsˈaɪd fɹʌm ɪts vˈɛɹi klˈɛvɚ pˈeɪdʒᵻz, hɐz mˈoʊst ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ænd ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩ɪŋ ˈæfɚɹˌɪzəmz æt ðə hˈɛd ʌv ɪts tʃˈæptɚz. wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz tˈɛlz ˌʌs "wˌɛn ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən hɐz pɹədˈuːst ɐ pˈɜːfɛkt θˈɪŋ, ɪt stˈɑːps wˈɜːkɪŋ.